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2021-05-04 14:10:53 GMT2021-05-04 22:10:53(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
JINAN, May 4 (Xinhua) Walking into a roadside diner and enjoying hotpot alone is no longer awkward for Li Fan, a young man in his 20s.
As a habitue to the one man s restaurant in Jinan, capital of east China s Shandong Province, he skillfully takes a seat, orders food and makes his sauce. Waiters are hiding behind the bamboo shades and will not show up unless summoned.
The rising number of single people in China is becoming a new consumption power. Data from the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the National Bureau of Statistics show that the number of single adults in China reached 240 million in 2018, with more than 77 million living alone. The number of single adults living alone in China is expected to reach 100 million by the end of 2021.
Across China: Singles economy spurs new consumption in China
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05 May 2021, 02:05 GMT+10
JINAN, May 4 (Xinhua) Walking into a roadside diner and enjoying hotpot alone is no longer awkward for Li Fan, a young man in his 20s. As a habitue to the one man s restaurant in Jinan, capital of east China s Shandong Province, he skillfully takes a seat, orders food and makes his sauce. Waiters are hiding behind the bamboo shades and will not show up unless summoned. The rising number of single people in China is becoming a new consumption power. Data from the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the National Bureau of Statistics show that the number of single adults in China reached 240 million in 2018, with more than 77 million living alone. The number of single adults living alone in China is expected to reach 100 million by the end of 2021.
It was one of those midnight musings, so common during adulthood, when the regrets and triumphs of our lives become vibrant characters dancing in our minds.
Liu Fang wrote a simple statement on Weibo that read: “What I regret most in my life is getting married and having a kid. How wonderful to just be alone!” Her post captured an increasingly common reality in China, where many people, primarily women, are questioning the institution of marriage itself.
Liu, 38, has been married for seven years and has a six-year-old son. When she first got married, she expected her happiness to be doubled and her sorrow halved, she said in an interview.
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